Stove



Oct. 12, 1937. F. J. HlAfrT v 2,095,745

STOVE Filed Feb. 29, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Il l lll L f2 oef/Vez- /7//A 777 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Oct. l2, 1937 UNITED s-TATE-s PATENT oFFjicE Y s'rovE` Florence J. Hiatt, Fanwood, `N. J. Application February 29, 1936, Serial No. 66,402

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stoves and more particularly it pertains to stoves of the portable type.

In certain climates, due to high temperatures, it is a common practice to do Vthe cooking out Vof doors, and it is an object of this invention to ble of all the uses to which theordinary cook` stove may be put.

It is a still further `object to provide a new and'improved fire chamber, grate and ash pan construction which new construction renders all the parts readily removable and accessible for cleaning.

Still a further object of the invention resides in a new and novel construction which results in a highly efficient stove of light and strong construction yet which is inexpensive of manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stove constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View on an enlarged scale, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on a 4still further enlarged scale and taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a distended perspective view showing certain of the parts broken away, and;

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view. Referring to the drawings by reference character, A designates the stove proper and it comprises a main housing having a front wall I0, end walls I2, a bottom wall I4, a top wall I6, and a rear wall I1. The top wall has a plurality of openings IB adapted to be closed by lids 20 in a manner common to the so-called cooking stove.

Vertical transversely extending partitions 22 divide the interior of the main housing into two spaced re chambers 24 and 2G and an intermediate, preferably centrally disposed, oven chamber 28. Each of these partitions 22 is provided in its upper portion with openings 30, and these openings 30 provide direct communication between the intermediate oven chamber and the iire chambers.

Leading from the rear wall of each of the re chambers, there is a smoke nue 32, and these smoke flues 32 merge together at 34 where they 5` brick or other suitable refractory material 40, 10m

except that the openings 30 are not closed by said refractory lining asis illustrated in Figure 3.

In each of the fire chambers there is a grate member Vand each grate member comprises an inverted channel member 42.. The bottom wall of each grate member is formed with anelongated, longitudinally extending slot or opening 44 and extending preferably throughout the length of each of the side edges of the opening in each grate member, there is a downwardly turned flange 46. Mounted upon the top of each grate member, there is a refractory member 48 and each of these refractory members has a longitudinally extending series of openings 50, so positioned as to register with the opening 44 of the grate member by which it is carried. The reference character 52 designates an ash receptacle preferably in the form of a tray which is adapted to be received between the side flanges of the inverted channel grate member, as clearly illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings, and it is' to be understood that there is one of these ash trays beneath the grate member in each of the re chambers. These grate members and their ash trays are removable through openings 54 in the front wall of the main housing and said openings 54 are closed by doors 56.

The side walls of the intermediate oven chamber are provided with suitable shelf supports 58 which provide means for supporting a shelf 59 at different heights within said oven chamber.

I also provide means by which the direct communication between the intermediate oven chamber and the fire chambers may be cut oi if desired. This means is herein illustrated as a channel shaped member having a bottom wall 60 and side walls 62. This channel member is preferably constructed from sheet metal and the transverse dimension of its bottom wall 60 is such that it will freely slide into the oven chamber 28. The side walls, however, are flared slightly outwardly so that they will frictionally engage the side walls of the oven chamber, and it is by means of this frictional engagement that l closed by a door 64.

. and at the opposite yend I provide supporting The reference numeral 6E designates a hood member which is adapted to rest upon the top Wall of the stove, ,and this member preferablyr has two openings B8 which are closed by doors 10. Handles 12 are provided by means of which the hood member 66 may be placed on and removed from the top of the stove. lIhe hood member 66 is maintained in position' by reason of engagement of its corners with right angular lugs 14 at'each corner of the top Wall of the stove, the hood iitting within these lugs when in proper position upon the stove, as seen in Figure l.

At one end of the stove I provide castors 16,

legs 18. At one end of the stove, preferably upon the end which has the supporting legs, I provide a handle 8D. By means of this handle 8i! the supporting legs 18 may be lifted out of contact with a suitable support and the stove is then readily portable upon the castors 16.

It is contemplated that in its preferred form of construction, the stove will be manufactured from relatively light gauge sheet metal, since such material will not render the Weight of the stove too great for .practical portability. An-

other advantage in using the material mentioned lies in the fact that it permits of simple construction, since the several elements which go to make up the stove may be flanged along their edges as at IEN), which flanges may be provided with suitable openings for the reception of bolts, rivets or other suitable fastenings |02.

From the foregoing it Will be readily apparent that the present invention provides a stove in which all of the recited objects are accomplished, and While the invention has beenlherein illustrated in its preferred form, it is to be understood that it is not to be limitedy to the specific construction herein illustrated and that it may be carried out in such other forms as rightfully fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

1. In a stove a grate, said grate comprising an inverted channel member having a longitudinally extending centrally disposed slot in its top Wall, and a refractory surface for the outer face oi said grate member, said refractory surface having a central longitudinally extending series of perforations adapted for registration with the afore-mentioned longitudinally extending slot.

2. In a stove a grate, said grate comprising an inverted channel member having a longitudinally extending centrally disposed slot in its top Wall, and a refractory surface for the outer face of said grate member, said refractory surface having a central longitudinally extending series of perforations adapted for registration With the afore-mentioned longitudinally extending slot, 4and an ash pan adapted for sliding engagement in the inverted channel substantially as described.

FLORENCE J. I-IIAT'I'. 

